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Marshall has acquired a new tie with a duck pattern, which Barney despises because he finds the design unstylish. Now that Lily is pregnant, her breasts have gotten bigger, so Barney wants to see them; both Lily and Marshall refuse. The group decide to go to "Shinjitsu", a okonomiyaki restaurant for dinner, where Barney insults the cooking style, claiming he can do all the techniques the chef can do with ease. Marshall becomes angry and challenges Barney to do every technique, with permission to touch Lily's breasts if he succeeds. If Barney fails, he must wear Marshall's ducky tie for one year.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

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Stieg Larsson

This Person is referred to by Ducky Tie part of How I Met Your Mother Season 7
Ted tells the group that he met a former girlfriend unexpectedly. They all try to guess which ex-girlfriend he's talking about, asking if it's the girl who made him get a butterfly tattoo (among other guesses). Ted says they make it sound like he's dated a whole group of characters from Stieg Larsson's novels.
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It is referred to by these television episodes...

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  9  / Episode:  3 
Last Time In New York

This Television Episode refers to Ducky Tie part of How I Met Your Mother Season 7
Lily suggests to Ted that instead of saying goodbye to the good things, he should say goodbye to the bad. A series of flashbacks are shown, one flashback is from the episode "Ducky Tie" when Victoria leaves on a bus to be with Klaus.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  7  / Episode:  24 
The Magician's Code (Part 2)

This Television Episode refers to Ducky Tie part of How I Met Your Mother Season 7
There is a flashback to this episode when Victoria leaves Ted, getting on a bus to go back to her fiance, Klaus.

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How I Met Your Mother Season 7

# Title Air Date
How I Met Your Mother
7:1 The Best Man Sep 19, 2011
7:2 The Naked Truth Sep 19, 2011
7:3 Ducky Tie Sep 26, 2011
7:4 The Stinson Missile Crisis Oct 3, 2011
7:5 Field Trip Oct 10, 2011
7:6 Mystery Vs. History Oct 17, 2011
7:7 Noretta Oct 24, 2011
7:8 The Slutty Pumpkin Returns Oct 31, 2011
7:9 Disaster Averted Nov 7, 2011
7:10 Tick Tick Tick... Nov 14, 2011
7:11 The Rebound Girl Nov 21, 2011
7:12 Symphony of Illumination Dec 5, 2011
7:13 Tailgate Jan 2, 2012
7:14 46 Minutes Jan 16, 2012
7:15 The Burning Beekeeper Feb 6, 2012
7:16 The Drunk Train Feb 13, 2012
7:17 No Pressure Feb 20, 2012
7:18 Karma Feb 27, 2012
7:19 The Broath Mar 19, 2012
7:20 Trilogy Time Apr 9, 2012
7:21 Now We're Even Apr 16, 2012
7:22 Good Crazy Apr 30, 2012
7:23 The Magician's Code (Part 1) May 14, 2012
7:24 The Magician's Code (Part 2) May 14, 2012

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